The first of two weigh-ins go down this morning from Stockholm. UFC Fight Night 53 goes down tomorrow and you can watch it all on UFC Fight Pass!
Main Card

Gunnar Nelson vs. Rick Story

Akira Corassani vs. Max Holloway

Nico Musoke vs. Alexander Yakovlev

Undercard

Niklas Backstrom vs. Mike Wilkinson

Ernest Chavez vs. Zubaira Tukhugov

Jan Blachowicz vs. Ilir Latifi

Marcin Bandel vs. Mairbek Taisumov

Scott Askham vs. Magnus Cedenblad

Krzysztof Jotko vs. Tor Troeng

Cathal Pendred vs. Gasan Umalatov

Taylor Lapilus vs. Dennis Siver

Charles Rosa vs. Dennis Siver

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UFC officials have announced that former featherweight title challenger Chang Sung Jung a.k.a. "The Korean Zombie" will return to action on October 4 against TUF alum Akira Corassani. The two will co-main event the UFC Stockholm event that will take place at the Globe Arena in Sweden.
Chan Sung Jung (13-4) has been out of action since his TKO(injury) loss to champion Jose Aldo at UFC 163 in August 2013. Jung has won three consecutive fights with three finishes to earn the shot against Aldo. He'll be looking to get back on track in a division that has changed drastically since he was last active.
Corassani (12-4, 1NC) is coming off a TKO loss at the hands of Dustin Poirier in his last outing in April. The TUF alum had won three consecutive bouts going into that fight, and will face a tall order in welcoming TKZ back to the octagon in front of his fellow Swedish countrymen.
The UFC Stockholm event will be headlined by the welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story.
Stay tuned to ProMMAnow.com for more UFC Stockholm news and coverage.]]>http://prommanow.com/2014/08/10/korean-zombie-returns-to-co-main-event-ufc-stockholm-against-akira-corassani/feed/1TUF Nations Finale LIVE results & play-by-playhttp://prommanow.com/2014/04/16/tuf-nations-finale-live-results-play-by-play/
http://prommanow.com/2014/04/16/tuf-nations-finale-live-results-play-by-play/#commentsWed, 16 Apr 2014 18:23:12 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=127580The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale takes place today from the Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Headlining the event will be a middleweight match-up between Michael Bisping and Tim Kennedy, and the card also features the welterweight and middleweight finals of TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia.
ProMMAnow.com will provide LIVE results and play-by-play commentary of the event beginning with the UFC Fight Pass prelims at 3:15 p.m. ET, moving to the FOX Sports 1 prelims at 5 p.m. ET, and then the main card on FOX Sports 1 at 7 p.m. ET.
Those outside the U.S. can check the UFC's international viewing guide for information on how to watch the TUF Nations Finale fights live.

TUF Nations Finale play-by-play:

135 lbs: Dustin Kimura vs. George Roop

Round 1 - Touch gloves. Jab, high kick from Roop. Kimura tries to counter a kick with an overhand right. Kimura shoots, stuffed. Kimura catches a kick, and eventually gets Roop down on his back. Looks to pass as Roop shoots in and gets to his feet, pressing Kimura to the cage. They trade knees, Roop then gets a body lock takedown, and takes position inside Kimura's full guard. Body shots from Roop, drops an elbow. Kimura trying to attack Roop's left arm, but he eats a big elbow. Another couple elbows from Roop before the bell. PMN sees it 10-9 Roop.
Round 2 - Overhand right from Roop glances, they clinch briefly. Jab from Roop. Leg kick from Roop. Clinch, knee from Kimura, Roop presses him to the cage. Left from Roop on the break. Left hook from Kimura. Kimura shoots in and puts Roop on his back. Roop gets to his feet, Kimura puts him against the cage. Kimura gets a takedown though, and goes for Roop's back. Roop evades the first attempt, but Kimura ends up with one hook in, then the second. Roop is able to get to his feet and goes after Kimura with strikes, then presses Kimura to the cage. PMN sees it 10-9 Kimura.
Round 3 - Nice hook punch combo from Roop, before he takes Kimura down, now inside his full guard and working ground and pound. Couple nice elbows from Roop as Kimura tries to attack the left arm. Roop continues landing more punches and elbows. Nice big left elbow puts a mouse on Kimura's forehead. Roop passes to half guard as Kimura fights to get free. Kimura recovers full guard but is unable to deal with this ground and pound attack. PMN sees the round 10-9 and the fight 29-28 for Roop.
OFFICIAL RESULT: George Roop def. Dustin Kimura by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-26)
Thoughts: That's some CRAZY ASS scoring... the 29-26 score means Roop had two 10-8 rounds? No da f*ck way. Not even one.

205 lbs: Sean O'Connell vs. Ryan Jimmo

Round 1 - Don't see this one going the distance. But then again, I didn't see all five previous fights going the distance. You never know. Jimmo goes for a high kick but ends up on his back briefly. Back up, O'Connell presses him to the cage where they trade knees. O'Connell backs out, eats a Jimmo right. Lands a left jab. Jimmo lands but then eats a one two from O'Connell, who then pushes Jimmo to the cage, using dirty boxing. Knee from Jimmo to the body, again, O'Connell softens up the body with punches. They wrestle in the clinch and continue with the dirty boxing and knee exchanges. Jimmo takes one to the jewels and time is called. Back at it. Jab from Jimmo, he shoots and puts O'Connell down, but he gets right up. Turns Jimmo to the cage where they go back to the dirty boxing and knees. One minute to go. Ref finally separates them. Left from O'Connell but Jimmo counters with a straight right on the chin that drops O'Connell. Jimmo follows up with a few more on the chin of his downed opponent and this fight is over. O'Connell tries to get up and falls flat on his face.
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OFFICIAL RESULT: Ryan Jimmo def. Sean O'Connell by knockout (punches) Rd 1 (4:27)
Thoughts: Thank you Ryan Jimmo for rescuing us from another decision. Obligatory celebratory robot dance ensued. Paid tribute to Hulk Hogan in post-fight interview with a message to all the "Jimmo-maniacs" who should not forget to "drink their protein shakes" and "read their science books".

135 lbs: Leslie Smith vs. Sarah Kaufman

Round 1 - Leg kick Smith, they trade a few punches in the pocket before clinching. Leslie pushes Kaufman to the cage, she lands some body shots and a head kick. Kaufman with a knee, they separate, one two from Kaufman. Smith with a leg kick. Kaufman gives one back that buckles Smith to one knee. Back up and they keep trading. Clinched against the cage now, Smith turns her around and they trade knees. Body shots and foot stomps from Smith. Leg kick from Kaufman. Nice leg kick, right, left hands from Kaufman. Dirty boxing as Smith presses her to the cage. Knee from Kaufman, she backs out. Trade leg kicks. Kaufman with a one two leg kick. Smith fires back, lands an elbow. Thai plum and knees from Kaufman, then an elbow. Smith presses her to the cage, but eats a knee to the body and a one two punch that wobbles her. Smith still in there throwing punches, kicks, and coming forward. Kaufman all over her, presses her to the cage, lands a knee and punches but Smith fires back. They tie up again, Kaufman lands the more effective dirty boxing before the bell. PMN sees it 10-9 Kaufman.
Round 2 - Smith comes out firing. But Kaufman landing the more effective punches. Thai plum and knees from Smith, she presses Kaufman to the cage. More knees. They move back to the center. Right from Kaufman, again. Then a left. Her boxing looking better than Smith. Her work rate is higher too. Smith getting a little wild as Kaufman is teeing off. Clinched against the cage, Smith backs out. Body kick from Smith. Thai plum, elbow, punch from Kaufman. Dirty boxing from both girls, Kaufman landing some nice punches, body shot, Thai plum, knee, she presses Smith to the cage. Smith tries to turn her around, but Kaufman breaks to the center where they go back to striking. Kaufman continues to be the more technical fighter and out-strike Smith. Smith looking for a single leg takedown. Dirty boxing from Smith as she backs out. Uppercut and a right from Kaufman. Clinched against the cage. Elbow from Smith. PMN sees it 10-9 Kaufman.
Round 3 - Right from Kaufman, clinch, knees and dirty boxing. Kaufman with a nice inside leg kick. Uppercut and more punches. Smith scores with a couple of her own before they clinch against the cage. They trade knees and continue in the clinch for a time. Half the round down. Kaufman goes back to landing solid punches, big right hand, leg kick, looking for the finish but Smith is hanging tough. Clinched against the cage, knee from Kaufman, nice left, leg kick, uppercut. Just picking Smith apart now. Being very aggressive. One minute to go. Kaufman gets a body lock takedown, side mount. Smith gets to her feet but Kaufman riding her and landing punches. Smith up against the cage. Kaufman lands an elbow, a knee and two big right hands before the bell, then takes a victory lap. Great showing by Ms. Kaufman. Smith also raises her hands. PMN sees it 10-9 and 30-27 for Kaufman for the shutout. Keep in mind, Smith did take this fight on short notice.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Sarah Kaufman def. Leslie Smith by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
Thoughts: Entertaining fight for a decision.

170 lbs: Sam Stout vs. KJ Noons

Round 1 - Leg kicks to start from both. Big right overhand from Noons drops Stout flat. Noons follows it up with a big left right left and this fight is over. Stout tries wrestling the referee and gets him in a headlock. Big win for Noons over the Canadian Stout on his home turf.
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OFFICIAL RESULT: KJ Noons def. Sam Stout by knockout (punches) Rd 1 (0:30)
Thoughts: Noons and Jimmo both should get bonuses for those KO's. Great showing from Noons. Nice headlock from Stout on the ref.

145 lbs: Akira Corassani vs. Dustin Poirier

Round 1 - Overhand right from Akira. Poirier pressing. Left from Poirier. Leg kick Poirier glances. Left hook from Akira counters as Poirier comes in swinging. Brief clinch against the cage, back at it. Left from Poirier. Stalking, lands a right jab. Body shot from Akira. Nice jab from Akira, Poirier then walks in to a punch and Poirier goes down on one knee. He gets up and keeps coming forward. Eats another jab. Spin kick from Akira lands on the shoulder. Poirier still stalking. Lands a left. Seems to be okay now. Right counter from Akira. Poirier scores with a left, again. Akira scores a counter, they trade in the clinch. Big right from Akira. Body shot follows. Poirier fires back. Akira shoots, stuffed, grabs a front headlock. Now looking for the D'arce. Turns it into a Peruvian necktie, but Akira gets out, eats a knee and is cut. Great fight! PMN sees it 10-9 Corassani.
Round 2 - Fight of the Night easily, so far. Poirier stalking. Left right from Poirier. Left jab from Akira. Uppercut from Poirier, backs Corassni to the cage, then lands a body shot that crumples Corassani, but not before he eats a flurry of punches. Great fight and great finish from Mr. Poirier.
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OFFICIAL RESULT: Dustin Poirier def. Akira Corassani by TKO (punches) Rd 2 (0:42)
Thoughts: Fight of the Night so far. Poirier now holds the most wins in UFC featherweight history with eight. The last uppercut from Poirier broke Corassani's nose.

170 lbs: TUF Final - Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Chad Laprise

Round 1 - Overhand left from Olivier, then a high kick. Leg kick from Laprise. Olivier goes high again with a kick. Jab from Olivier. Leg kick from Laprise. Inside leg kick Laprise. Again. Olivier shoots, stuffed, they wrestle in the clinch for a moment. Laprise counters an uppercut attempt. Overhand right from Laprise. Left hook from Olivier. Nice right from Laprise as he leaps in. High kick from Laprise blocked. Nice right counter from Laprise. Olivier shoots, stuffed, eats a couple shots on the way up. Inside leg kick from Laprise. Straight right from Laprise. Body kick from Olivier. Right to the body from Laprise. Leg kick Laprise. Laprise is cut under his left eye even though he's getting better of the exchanges. Knee to the body from Laprise. PMN sees the round 10-9 for Laprise.
Round 2 - Right from Laprise. Left hook counter as Olivier comes in swinging. Laprise with a lot of lateral movement, making it difficult for Olivier to find his range. Olivier goes for the takedown and picks Laprise up for the slam. Laprise trying to get up but Olivier goes for a guillotine. Laprise rolls out and to his feet. Nice right to the body from Laprise. Body kick from Olivier. A front kick knocks Olivier off balance and he stumbles. Back up. Olivier with a body kick; not setting them up though. Nice left from Olivier. Right to the body from Laprise. Leg kick Laprise. Overhand right from Laprise scores. Jab from Olivier. Leg kick Laprise. Again, and another. Nice straight right from Laprise lands on the chin. PMN sees it 10-9 Laprise.
Round 3 - Olivier shoots, presses Laprise to the cage, but is shoved off. Inside leg kick from Laprise. Laprise blocks a couple kicks, throws a leg kick which Olivier times for a perfect shot to put Laprise on his back. But he's up quickly. Olivier tries to clinch him up unsuccessfully. Right from Laprise. Body kick from Olivier. Again. Right hook from Olivier. Right from Laprise. Nice combo from Laprise, catches a kick and sweeps the back leg of Olivier and he goes down. Ref lets him up. Uppercut from Olivier scores. Body kick from Olivier. He's pressing forward but with under a minute go, it doesn't look like either one will get the finish. Spinning back kick scores to the body from Laprise. He misses another attempt. Laprise with a nice body/head combo before the bell. PMN sees it 10-9 and 30-27 for Laprise.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Chad Laprise def. Olivier Aubin-Mercier by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) to become the welterweight Ultimate Fighter winner
Thoughts: More crazy scoring.

185 lbs: TUF Final - Elias Theodorou vs. Sheldon Westcott

Round 1 - They clinch up quickly, trading knees against the cage. Westcott drops levels and scoops Theodorou on his butt. Now trying to take his back, gets both hooks in as Theodorou stands against the cage. Looking for the choke/neck crank now. Theodorou looking frustrated, has two hands controlling one wrist of Westcott, he eventually gets him off and on the ground and lands some right hands. Back to the feet. They trade knees. Westcott eats a couple in the face as he looks for the takedown. Theodorou lands some elbows to the side of the head as Westcott still looks for the takedown. Westcott drops to his back to avoid a guillotine. Theodorou kicks his legs before the ref lets him up. They trade punches on the feet. Leg kick from Theodorou. Another one, nice one. Keeping his distance, lands more kicks before the bell. Close round. PMN scores it 10-9 Theodorou.
Round 2 - Westcott pressing forward, eats a right. Body kick and another right from Theodorou who is measuring him. He gets a body lock, slams Westcott. Now looking for his back. Westcott gets to his feet in time to go for another ride. Westcott looking for a single leg now as he gets to his feet. Westcott gets a takedown then jumps on a guillotine but Theodorou easily escapes and drops punches on Westcott. Back to the feet. Theodorou getting the better of the punch exchanges here, lands some nice knees, more punches and a big slam. Westcott rolls, Theodorou stacks him with punches. Two minutes to go. Theodorou gets side mount, drops elbows. Westcott gives up his back. Theodorou riding him with both hooks in and dropping punches. Theodorou says, "Hi Mom" to the cameras as he continues the ground and pound. Westcott just covering up as Theodorou drops more elbows and forces the referee to stop the fight. A TUF winner who can finish. I like it.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Elias Theodorou def. Sheldon Westcott by TKO (punches) Rd 2 (4:41) to become the middleweight Ultimate Fighter winner
Thoughts: Good showing from Theodorou in his UFC debut.

170 lbs: Kyle Noke vs. Patrick Cote

Round 1 - Noke lands a kick to the cup and a brief delay in the action. Front kick to the face from Noke. Front kick to the body. Leg kick Noke. Body head combo from Cote lands. Noke catches a kick and presses Cote to the cage. Side kick from Noke to the body. Cote catches a kick and puts Noke on his back. Noke has his neck but Cote is out and inside full guard, landing body shots. He postures up with a nice elbow and more ground and pound. Another elbow from Cote. The fans cheer for Cote. Noke looks for an arm bar but Cote easily avoids it and continues to work from inside the guard. Cote stacks him with a right hand. Noke gets a closed guard but is eating more punches and elbows as the round ends. PMN sees it 10-9 Cote.
Round 2 - Noke slips on a kick, right back up, lands a low kick. Cote looking very trim and fit. Cote looking for a takedown but eats a big knee. Noke shoves him off and unloads punches as Cote covers up and withstands the assault. Cote cut on the top of his head. Leg kick from Noke, front kick. Another leg kick. Counter punch from Cote. Front kick Noke. Cote catches a leg and dumps Noke on his back, now inside full guard landing punches and elbows. Couple nice elbows from Cote. Noke looking to get up as Cote fights to keep him down. Knee to the body from Cote as Noke tries to get up. Body kick from Noke. PMN scores it 10-9 Cote.
Round 3 - Cote catches a kick, lets it go. Leg kick from Noke. Side kick to the thigh. Right hand from Cote scores. Cote shoots in against the cage, clinched, Noke breaks free to the center. Front kick from Noke. Left hook from Noke. Side kick to the thigh from Noke, then to the body. Front kick to the body. Cote catches a kick, and turns the corner, putting Noke on the ground with just over 90 seconds left in the fight. Cote inside full guard, working that ground and pound again. Nice elbow from Cote cuts Noke. Noke gets to his feet as Cote has him in a body lock. Time. PMN sees it 10-9 and 20-27 for Cote.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Patrick Cote def. Kyle Noke by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

185 lbs: Tim Kennedy vs. Michael Bisping

Round 1 - Kennedy shoots for a single, Bisping pushing his head down. Kennedy scoops a double leg and gets Bisping on his butt. Kennedy gets him flat on his back now, on top in half guard. Right hand from Kennedy, looking for the mount. Bisping with a half butterfly guard prevents the pass. Kennedy postures up with a punch as Bisping gets to his knee. Kennedy scoops the legs though and is able to keep Bisping down for now. Not for long though as Bisping is now on his feet. Body lock from behind by Kennedy. Kennedy gets him back to the ground... crowd booing. Kennedy on top in half guard. Kennedy moves to full mount. Bisping tries to buck him off, but unable. Kennedy postures up with a punch and gives up his back. Bisping is able to recover half guard. Kennedy lands a couple elbows and punches, staying busy enough not to get stood up. Crowd boos as time runs out. PMN has it 10-9 Kennedy.
Round 2 - Kennedy blocks a couple kicks. Bisping trying to find his range with punches. Leg kick Kennedy. Nice left jab from Bisping. Kennedy lands a nice right. Then a head kick, partially blocked. Bisping backs him to the cage with a one two. Kennedy looking a little sloppy. He shoots for the single, pushes Bisping to the cage, grabs the body lock, but Bisping defends the takedown and they square back up. Flying knee from Bisping. Kennedy breathing out of his mouth. Right counter from Bisping. Left counter from Bisping. Kennedy with a front kick. Kennedy backs to the cage and eats a one two. Kennedy's footwork basically non existent. He lands a body kick. Right overhand from Kennedy. Bisping lands a counter one two before the bell. PMN sees it 10-9 Bisping.
Round 3 - Front kick from Kennedy. One two from Bisping. Kennedy lands a nice right, he then hits a double leg takedown and is on top in half guard. Kennedy staying busy but not doing any real damage, basically holding Bisping down. Bisping threatens with a kimura but Kennedy easily defends it. Body shots from Kennedy. Kennedy now in side mount, moves to full mount. He drops an elbow and a couple nice left hands as Bisping recovers briefly gets half guard. Kennedy back in full mount now. Bisping pushes off the cage and Kennedy now in side mount. PMN sees it 10-9 Kennedy. Crowd boos.
Round 4 - Left hook Bisping. Kennedy shoots for the single, switches to a body lock, back to a single but Bisping is free. They square back up. Kennedy backs up to the cage. Lands a couple front kicks as Bisping tries to move in with punches. Nice stiff jab from Bisping. Right hand from Kennedy. Nice right hook counter from Kennedy puts Bisping on his bicycle. Kennedy sees it and goes for the takedown. Bisping defends and they square back up. Left from Bisping. Left hook from Kennedy. Nice one two from Bisping. Big right hand from Kennedy backs Bisping up and he's wobbly. Kennedy cut on his nose. Left from Kennedy. Nice right from Kennedy, he drops his hands though and it allows Bisping to land a nice right. Kennedy lands another big right. Uppercut from Bisping before the bell. PMN sees the round 10-9 Kennedy.
Round 5 - Body lock takedown from Kennedy. Bisping gets to his feet, Kennedy drags him back down though. Kennedy on top in half guard, now full mount. Bisping pushes off the cage to get free but Kennedy stays on him in half guard. Bisping frustrated, opens his arms to the ref, and it works. Ref Yves Lavigne stands them up. Kennedy shoots, stuffed. I don't think Bisping has the power to finish this right now and that's what he needs on our score card. He's throwing some one two - kick combos but nothing much landing. Right hand from Kennedy. Left hook from Bisping. Not much on their punches at this point. PMN sees the round 10-9 Kennedy, the fight 4 rounds to 1 for Kennedy.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Tim Kennedy def. Michael Bisping by unanimous decision (49-46 x 2, 50-45)
Thoughts: Some boring ass sh*t from Kennedy. Fight had its moments but mostly wrestlef*cked him. Bisping looked very rusty after the long layoff. Looked like he was sparring. Bonuses should go to Poirier vs. Corassani for fight of the night, Jimmo and Noons for performance bonuses (two great KO's).
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http://prommanow.com/2014/04/14/tuf-nations-finale-bisping-vs-kennedy-breakdown-predictions/#commentsMon, 14 Apr 2014 22:59:17 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=127469This Wednesday the Welterweight and Middleweight TUF Nations' season winners will be decided on Fox Sports 1. Sheldon Westcott, Elias Theodorou, Chad Laprise, and Olivier Aubin-Mercier all fought their way through the TUF tournament and secured their spots in the finale. In the main event Michael Bisping and Tim Kennedy will throw down after lots of trash talk from both sides. The TUF coaches, Patrick Cote and Kyle Noke, will fill the co-main event slot. Breakdown time!
Dustin Poirer vs Akira Corassani
Poirer is coming off of his tko win over Diego Brandao, while Corassani is coming off of a win via DQ after taking an illegal knee to the face against Maximo Blanco. Corassani is taking the fight on short notice, which is not a good idea against a fighter such as Poirer. Poirer shouldn’t have any trouble with Corassani, it should go the same way Poirer’s last fight went.
Result: Poirer wins via 1st rnd TKOChad Laprise vs Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Laprise brutally KO’d Kajan Johnson, while Aubin-Mercier choked out Richard Walsh. Laprise has more punching power than Aubin-Mercier but I give the edge in grappling to Aubin-Mercier. Laprise’s last KO is still stuck in my mind, so I’m gonna go with him on this one! Laprise becomes the Welterweight TUF Nations’ winner!
Result: Laprise wins via 2nd rnd TKOElias Theodorou vs Sheldon Westcott
Theodorou won all his fights on TUF by unanimous decision, while Westcott won all of his by submission. Theodorou has a stifling top game and great takedowns. I don’t think Westcott will be able to catch him off his back, which is where he will be for the majority of this fight. Theodorou is your TUF Nations’ Middleweight winner!
Result: Theodorou wins via unanimous decisionKyle Noke vs Patrick Cote
Both of the TUF Nations’ coaches are coming off of wins. Noke tko’d Charlie Brenneman, while Cote decisioned Bobby Voelker. I believe the edge in striking belongs to Cote while Noke has better takedowns. Cote should look to avoid the ground with Noke, while Noke should try and take it to the ground. I don’t think Cote will be able to avoid Noke’s takedowns, and on top of that Noke’s striking has looked sharp lately.
Result: Noke wins via unanimous decisionMichael Bisping vs Tim Kennedy
This battle of the trash talkers is your main event. Bisping is coming off a technical decision win against Alan Belcher, while Kennedy knocked out Rafael Natal in his last fight. Tim Kennedy should be looking for the takedown in this fight. If he can’t get the fight to the ground, Bisping will pick him apart. Kennedy has some power in his strikes but his technique is not on the same level as Bisping’s. Bisping also seems to fight better when he is fired up, and Kennedy definitely did a good job of annoying “The Count”. After this fight Kennedy is going to wish he hadn’t talked so much.
Result: Bisping wins via unanimous decision]]>http://prommanow.com/2014/04/14/tuf-nations-finale-bisping-vs-kennedy-breakdown-predictions/feed/1UFC on FOX Sports 1 event on August 17 taking shapehttp://prommanow.com/2013/05/31/ufc-on-fox-sports-1-event-on-august-17-taking-shape/
http://prommanow.com/2013/05/31/ufc-on-fox-sports-1-event-on-august-17-taking-shape/#commentsSat, 01 Jun 2013 02:32:14 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=115890UFC officials have announced two more fights for the upcoming UFC on FOX Sports 1 event that's set for August 17 at the TD Garden in Boston.
Two featherweight bouts have been verbally agreed upon with Conor McGregor making his U.S. debut against TUF alum Andy Ogle. Also, former WEC champion Mike Brown will return to action to take on TUF alum Akira Corassani.
McGregor (13-2) is coming off a victorious UFC debut where he knocked out Marcus Brimage in the first round at the UFC on FUEL TV 9 event in April.
Ogle (9-2) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Josh Grispi at the UFC on FUEL TV 7 event in February.
Brown (26-8) is coming off back-to-back wins including a unanimous decision win over Daniel Pineda at UFC 146.
Corassani (11-3-1) is also coming off back-to-back wins including a unanimous decision win over Robbie Peralta at the UFC on FUEL TV 9 event in April.
The UFC on FOX Sports 1 card thus far can be found below:

Alistair Overeem vs. Travis Browne

Thiago Alves vs. Matt Brown

Joe Lauzon vs. Michael Johnson

Uriah Hall vs. Nick Ring

Conor McGregor vs. Andy Ogle

Mike Brown vs. Akira Corassani

The main event is expected to be announced soon. Stay tuned to ProMMANow.com for more UFC on FOX Sports 1 news and coverage.]]>http://prommanow.com/2013/05/31/ufc-on-fox-sports-1-event-on-august-17-taking-shape/feed/3UFC on FUEL TV 9: Robbie Peralta suspended six months for marijuana usehttp://prommanow.com/2013/05/01/ufc-on-fuel-tv-9-robbie-peralta-suspended-six-months-for-marijuana/
http://prommanow.com/2013/05/01/ufc-on-fuel-tv-9-robbie-peralta-suspended-six-months-for-marijuana/#commentsWed, 01 May 2013 18:42:27 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=114338[ads1]The test results for UFC on FUEL TV 9 fighters have come back, and one of the fighters will be facing a six month suspension due to marijuana use.
UFC featherweight Robbie Peralta was found to have marijuana metabolites in his system following the UFC on FUEL TV 9 event which took place April 6 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Peralta (16-4) lost a a unanimous decision to Akira Corassani on the FUEL TV portion of the card. Peralta's suspension will be retroactive to the event, meaning he'll be eligible to return to action in October provided he pass a drug test and attend rehabilitation classes.
The UFC issued a statement on the matter:
"The UFC organization has a strict, consistent policy against the use of any illegal and/or performance-enhancing drugs, stimulants or masking agents."
Stay tuned to ProMMANow.com for more UFC news and coverage.
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http://prommanow.com/2013/04/06/ufc-live-stream-ufc-on-fuel-tv-9-post-fight-press-conference/#commentsSat, 06 Apr 2013 20:36:30 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=112821Immediately following today's UFC on FUEL TV 9 fight card at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, UFC fans can watch a LIVE stream of the the post-fight press conference on ProMMAnow.com. If you miss the live stream, the on-demand video replay will be available shortly afterward. For complete fight results see: UFC on FUEL TV 9 LIVE results & play-by-play.
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http://prommanow.com/2013/04/05/ufc-on-fuel-tv-9-weigh-in-results/#commentsFri, 05 Apr 2013 20:41:56 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=112701
Fighter weigh-ins for UFC on FUEL TV 9 took place Friday at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, the same location that will host Saturday's fight card headlined with a light heavyweight match-up between former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Gegard Mousasi 33-3-2) and Sweden's own Ilir Latifi (7-2).
All 26 fighters made weight with Mousasi coming in at 204 pounds even and Latifi weighing in at 206 pounds even. Latifi is the main training partner of Alexander Gustafsson, who was originally scheduled to face Mousasi, but was forced to withdraw from the bout earlier this week due to a cut on his forehead he suffered in training.
UFC on FUEL TV 9's main card will broadcast LIVE on Fuel TV Saturday, April 6, starting at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT). Preliminary card action will stream LIVE on Facebook.com/UFC starting at 10:50 a.m. ET (7:50 a.m. PT). Join us here at ProMMAnow.com for LIVE results and play-by-play commentary of all the action.
The full UFC on FUEL TV 9 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (FUEL TV, 2 p.m. ET)

Ilir Latifi (206) vs. Gegard Mousasi (204)

Ryan Couture (154) vs. Ross Pearson (155)

Philip De Fries (248) vs. Matt Mitrione (259)

Mike Easton (135) vs. Brad Pickett (135)

Diego Brandao (145) vs. Pablo Garza (146)

Akira Corassani (145) vs. Robert Peralta (146)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 10:30 a.m. ET)

Michael Johnson (155) vs. Reza Madadi (155)

Adam Cella (184) vs. Tor Troeng (185)

Adlan Amagov (170) vs. Chris Spang (170)

Marcus Brimage (145) vs. Conor McGregor (145)

Ben Alloway (170) vs. Ryan LaFlare (171)

Michael Kuiper (186) vs. Tom Lawlor (185)

Papy Abedi (170) vs. Besam Yousef (168)

Watch the full video replay of the UFC on FUEL TV 9 weigh-ins:
http://youtu.be/skmVTePA2rM
Check out more ProMMAnow.com coverage and detailed fight previews for UFC on FUEL TV 9.]]>http://prommanow.com/2013/04/05/ufc-on-fuel-tv-9-weigh-in-results/feed/2UFC on FUEL TV 9: Akira Corassani vs. Robbie Peralta set for Swedenhttp://prommanow.com/2013/01/21/ufc-on-fuel-tv-9-akira-corassani-vs-robbie-peralta-set-for-sweden/
http://prommanow.com/2013/01/21/ufc-on-fuel-tv-9-akira-corassani-vs-robbie-peralta-set-for-sweden/#commentsTue, 22 Jan 2013 02:42:19 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=107055We reported that the UFC will be returning to Sweden for the second time a few days ago with a main event featuring top light heavyweight's Alexander Gustafsson and Strikeforce import Gegard Mousasi.
UFC officials have announced another fight for the UFC on FUEL TV 9 card when featherweights Akira Corassani and Robbie Peralta lock horns inside the octagon on April 6.
Corassani (10-3, 1NC) is coming off a split decision win over Angle Ogle in his last outing in September 2012. The bout was scheduled for UFC 156, but then moved to the UFC on FUEL TV 9 event in Sweden where Corassani was born.
Peralta (16-3, 1NC) is coming off a KO win over Jason Young in his last outing which also took place in September 2012. Peralta is (2-0, 1NC) since making his debut in September 2011.
The UFC on FUEL TV 9 event will return to the Ericsson Globe Arena which hosted the UFC's first event in Sweden that took place in April 2012. That event has over 15,000 fans in attendance for a LIVE gate of over 2.2 million dollars.
Stay tuned to ProMMAnow (www.prommanow.com) for more UFC on FUEL TV 9 news and coverage.]]>http://prommanow.com/2013/01/21/ufc-on-fuel-tv-9-akira-corassani-vs-robbie-peralta-set-for-sweden/feed/0Interview: Andy Ogle on life after ‘TUF Live’, fighting Akira Corassani and U.K. MMAhttp://prommanow.com/2012/06/12/interview-andy-ogle-on-life-after-tuf-live-fighting-akira-corassani-and-u-k-mma/
http://prommanow.com/2012/06/12/interview-andy-ogle-on-life-after-tuf-live-fighting-akira-corassani-and-u-k-mma/#commentsTue, 12 Jun 2012 22:00:00 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=94126http://prommanow.com/2012/06/12/interview-andy-ogle-on-life-after-tuf-live-fighting-akira-corassani-and-u-k-mma/feed/0UFC Nottingham: Pickett vs. Jabouin and Ogle vs. Corassani slated, tickets go on sale this weekhttp://prommanow.com/2012/06/11/ufc-nottingham-pickett-vs-jabouin-and-ogle-vs-corassani-slated-tickets-go-on-sale-this-week/
http://prommanow.com/2012/06/11/ufc-nottingham-pickett-vs-jabouin-and-ogle-vs-corassani-slated-tickets-go-on-sale-this-week/#commentsMon, 11 Jun 2012 19:31:56 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=94054Today the UFC made their trip to Nottingham official and they also announced a few fights for the event. Brad Pickett (21-6) will face Yves Jabouin (16-7) and TUF contestant Andy Ogle (8-1) will take on Akira Corassani (9-3) in a lightweight bout at the event that's set to take place at the Capital FM Arena on September 29th.
Here is what UFC Managing Director of International Business Marshall Zelaznik had to say about the upcoming event in Nottingham:

“Some of the biggest names in British mixed martial arts are from Nottingham, and the fans have been campaigning for us to bring a fight here for years. The U.K. fans are among the most passionate UFC supporters on Earth, and this is going to be a special night.”

Originally it was not made it clear if the event was going be a UFC PPV event or a UFC on Fuel TV/FX show, but it appears that the show will air on FUEL TV.
As previously reported on ProMMANow.com a few British fighters are likely to be featured on the card as both Dan Hardy and Paul Sass have had their names mentioned and are likely to fight although not yet officially announced.
Brad Pickett was last in action at the UFC on Fuel TV event held in Sweden earlier this year. Pickett faced Damacio Page in an exciting fight which ended with Pickett locking in a rear-naked choke to secure the victory during the second round. The win over Page was a nice way to bounce back after losing to Renan Barão via first round submission at UFC 138. Known for being an exciting fighter, Pickett picked up “Fight of the Night” honors in both the Barão and Page fights.
Yves Jabouin is currently riding a three fight winning streak with victories over Ian Loveland, Walel Watson, and most recently Jeff Hougland. The fight against Hougland took place at UFC on Fuel TV 3 earlier this year with Jabouin winning via unanimous decision. All three of Jabouin's recent victories have come via decision so he will no doubt look to score a big win against Pickett to move up the bantamweight ladder. Jabouin hasn't been defeated since April 2011 where he lost via submission to Pablo Garza at UFC 129.
TUF Live quarter-finalist Andy Ogle approached UFC President Dana White about appearing on the card during an episode of TUF when he was told he couldn't compete on the finale due to not getting medical clearance. Ogle had been knocked out a week earlier by TUF finalist Al Iaquinta.
Corassani is also a former TUF contestant having appeared on season 14 of the show. Akira was supposed to compete for the UFC but injuries prevented this from happening, and he will now enter the octagon and look to begin his UFC career with a win.
Stay close to Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) for more information and updates related to this event.]]>http://prommanow.com/2012/06/11/ufc-nottingham-pickett-vs-jabouin-and-ogle-vs-corassani-slated-tickets-go-on-sale-this-week/feed/2Nunes vs. Siver and Corassani vs. Young set for UFC on FUEL TV 2 event in Swedenhttp://prommanow.com/2012/01/27/nunes-vs-siver-and-corassani-vs-young-set-for-ufc-on-fuel-tv-2-event-in-sweden/
http://prommanow.com/2012/01/27/nunes-vs-siver-and-corassani-vs-young-set-for-ufc-on-fuel-tv-2-event-in-sweden/#commentsFri, 27 Jan 2012 18:05:40 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=84423[caption id="attachment_69291" align="aligncenter" width="399" caption="Dennis Siver(pictured) will square off against Diego Nunes in his featherweight debut"][/caption]
The UFC has added two more bouts to the UFC on FUEL TV 2 card that will be headlined by Alexander Gustafsson and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in Sweden on April 14th. A featherweight bout between Dennis Siver and Diego Nunes was announced by the UFC website. Also, a featherweight bout between TUF 14's Akira Corassani and Jason Young was announced for the event. This event is set for April 14th in Stockholm, Sweden, at the Ericsson Globe Arena.
Diego Nunes (17-2) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Manvel Gamburyan at UFC 141 last month. Nunes has won four out of his last five fights with the lone loss coming against highly regarded Kenny Florian in a very competitive matchup at UFC 131. Nunes is regarded as a top ten featherweight by most pundits and is (2-1) in his UFC career.
Dennis Siver (19-8) is coming off a submission loss to Donald Cerrone back at UFC 137. The kickboxer had won four bouts in a row prior to that loss and looks to get back in the saddle against a quality opponent. This will be Siver's featherweight debut after fighting exclusively as a lightweight during his UFC tenure.
Akira Corassani (9-3, 1NC) will make his UFC debut after competing on the last season of The Ultimate Fighter where he made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated. Corassani did not compete on the TUF 14 Finale show and hasn't officially competed since losing to Paul Reed via TKO in February 2011.
Jason Young (8-5) is coming into this fight after losing both of his UFC fights via unanimous decision, so he's definitely in need of a win here against Corassani. Young has fought primarily in England and is the former Cage Rage lightweight champion.
The tentative UFC on FUEL TV 2 card is below:

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Alexander Gustafsson

Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara

Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada

DeMarques Johnson vs. Paul McGuire

Preliminary Card

Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page

Papy Abedi vs. James Head

Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth

Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad

Simeon Thoreson vs. Besam Yousef

]]>http://prommanow.com/2012/01/27/nunes-vs-siver-and-corassani-vs-young-set-for-ufc-on-fuel-tv-2-event-in-sweden/feed/1Steven Siler’s TUF 14 blog — episode 8http://prommanow.com/2011/11/10/steven-silers-tuf-14-blog-episode-8/
http://prommanow.com/2011/11/10/steven-silers-tuf-14-blog-episode-8/#commentsFri, 11 Nov 2011 00:46:29 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=78703
Here we are with another episode of The Ultimate Fighter -- first started off with the cliques between the casino, bible study and the upstairs group, which I did my best to separate myself from being with just one clique and just more tried to hangout with everybody.
The casino clique and upstairs guys were going back and forth with pranks most of the season. When Akira Corassani got Bryan Caraway with the haircut Caraway took it extremely personal and wanted to get revenge and take Akira out.
This happened before the picks for the semifinals so Bryan used this as a way to try to convince Dana White that he should be the one fighting Akira in the semis which as we already know didn't work because he is fighting Diego Brandao.
Now this prank that Team Bisping pulled was classic, this is my first time seeing it because the day they did it Caraway and I actually stayed home since that happened right after my fight with Diego.
When everyone came home you could tell something went wrong because everyone was irate especially John Dodson and Johnny Bedford and coach Mel who was throwing up the rest of the day.
The prank was a funny one but probably could have waited because it wrecked the gym and made it so we couldn't train the rest of the day.
Now for the fight with Dennis Bermudez and Akira; this is actually the fight I thought would have been smarter to have in the quarterfinals so we could have got Akira out early and felt either me or Dustin Neace could take out Stephen Bass so it would be 3-1 Team Mayhem, but Mayhem decided to go the other way.
Akira and the rest of the upstairs group didn't seem to like the Bible study group and they all tried to get into Dennis's head with the pictures and writing stuff on the fridge that Dennis had said that made Dennis sound dumb and it lit a fire under Dennis to get him excited for the fight.
We figured Akira's ground game was his weakness and Dennis was a strong wrestler who never quit, but the fight was a lot closer then we all expected with Dennis leaving his chin up and getting rocked a few times. But Dennis survived the storm, eventually got the take down and finished like we figured to put himself in the finale.
Hope you all have enjoyed this season so far and wanted to thank MMAHQ.com for the gear they have given me.
“Super” Steven Siler’s TUF 14 blog will be posted exclusively on ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) following each Wednesday night episode of “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller” on Spike TV. Fans can follow Steven on Twitter @SteveSiler and on his Facebook page.]]>http://prommanow.com/2011/11/10/steven-silers-tuf-14-blog-episode-8/feed/1The Ultimate Fighter 14 – episode 8 recaphttp://prommanow.com/2011/11/09/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-8-recap/
http://prommanow.com/2011/11/09/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-8-recap/#commentsThu, 10 Nov 2011 04:20:16 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=78614http://prommanow.com/2011/11/09/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-8-recap/feed/1The Ultimate Fighter 14 – episode 5 recaphttp://prommanow.com/2011/10/20/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-5-recap/
http://prommanow.com/2011/10/20/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-5-recap/#commentsThu, 20 Oct 2011 10:50:43 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=76785http://prommanow.com/2011/10/20/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-5-recap/feed/3Steven Siler’s TUF 14 blog – episode 5http://prommanow.com/2011/10/19/steven-silers-tuf-14-blog-episode-5/
http://prommanow.com/2011/10/19/steven-silers-tuf-14-blog-episode-5/#commentsThu, 20 Oct 2011 05:53:16 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=76779Hey everyone I'm back with episode 5's blog. Now this week starts out after Dustin Pague's win and us going back to the locker room and Diego Brandao is freaking out yelling that he is is going to knock my head off and a bunch of stupid [expletive] because he knew we were supposed to be fighting next and he was pissed off already about his team being down 4-0.
But then Mayhem comes to the house and pulls me aside and let's me know that they wanted to switch my match and let Dustin Neace fight next which I was happy with but I told him he was the coach and he makes the decision and it was my job to do what he says.
The fight picks were a few days later and you see Taz, Prince and T.J. took Neace's new cowboy hat that he was extremely excited that he got from Mayhem, and what they didn't show was Neace found the hat outside on the back porch with poop inside his hat.
Obviously he thought Akira Corassani was screwing with him again so he freaked out and grabbed all of Akira's stuff, ruined it and put it inside of a garbage sack and also threw his gear all over Team Bisping's locker room.
Fight pick
The fight pick was going to be Neace vs Akira the whole time but we were planning on tricking the other team by calling my name first, then have Neace step up and say he wanted to fight instead even before that craziness happened in the back. But since it did happen it made it look even more real to the point that my team believed I was still supposed to fight.
During the stare down between Akira and Neace, Akira got up in Neace's face and head butted him which ticked Dustin off and as you saw the scuffle happened. Some of the people tried to break it up but Coach Parsons thought Bisping was being too rough with Neace which got him to yell at Bisping and Bisping then pushed Parsons which ticked off Mayhem and it was very dramatic as you saw, but still pretty funny.
The Fight
Neace vs. Akira was a very back and forth first round where both landed some strikes. But Akira got on top and controlled for a bit until Neace pulled off the ankle lock, which I still believe Akira tapped. That led to Neace letting up on the ankle lock and then Akira regretting the tap so he kept going.
But either way it was a close round that I thought should have went to Neace. The second round was Akira controlling the Octagon and eventually dropping Neace and winning the second round.
The score cards came and gave Akira a majority decision win. After the fight Akira being typical Akira showboated and acted as if he was shooting a machine gun at Neace which lead to some more drama and eventually got Akira threatened by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) to kick him off the show.
Next week as you see it is me vs. Diego and you finally get to see me fight again so make sure you tune in next week. I also want to give a thanks to MMAHQ.com for the gear they have supplied me with, and thanks to everyone who has been reading my blogs.
“Super” Steven Siler’s TUF 14 blog is posted exclusively on ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) following each Wednesday night's episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller on Spike TV. Fans can follow Steven on Twitter @SteveSiler and on his Facebook page.]]>http://prommanow.com/2011/10/19/steven-silers-tuf-14-blog-episode-5/feed/1The Ultimate Fighter 14 – episode 3 recap: Beware of the “Death Leprechauns”http://prommanow.com/2011/10/05/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-3-recap-beware-of-the-death-leprechauns/
http://prommanow.com/2011/10/05/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-3-recap-beware-of-the-death-leprechauns/#commentsThu, 06 Oct 2011 03:01:08 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=75827http://prommanow.com/2011/10/05/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-3-recap-beware-of-the-death-leprechauns/feed/0The Ultimate Fighter 14 episode 1 recaphttp://prommanow.com/2011/09/21/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-1-recap/
http://prommanow.com/2011/09/21/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-1-recap/#commentsThu, 22 Sep 2011 03:01:36 +0000http://prommanow.com/?p=74348http://prommanow.com/2011/09/21/the-ultimate-fighter-14-episode-1-recap/feed/0